Regimental number | 2690 |
Place of birth | Unley, South Australia |
School | Sturt Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Laura Ling, 196 Franklin Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | He served three years in Army Medical Corp of Volunteer Forces, Adelaide, SA |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 50th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 32.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row K, Grave No. 4), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 150 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Laura LING, 196 Franklin Street, Adelaide |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |